Forestry Service Aid
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
- Location
- Mpumalanga and Limpopo, Limpopo
- Salary
- R144 024 per year
- Job type
- Permanent
- Work setting
- On-site
- Sector
- Government & public service
- Closing date
- 05 Oct 2026
Posted today
How to apply
Apply on company website
How to apply: All applications to be submitted online on the following link: https://erecruitment.environment.gov.za/ Official advert: DPSA Public Service Vacancy Circular 34 of 2026, post 34/49, ref BC14/2026 (X3POSTS). Government applications usually need the new Z83 form and a detailed CV.
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Job description
Requirements:
NQF Level 1 or relevant equivalent qualification. Knowledge of: Planting and firefighting. Personal Attributes: Planning and execution, Acceptance of responsibility, Interpersonal relations, teamwork, reliability, self-discipline. Skills: Good communication skills, planning interpersonal skills and listening skills.
Duties:
Render Silviculture functions within plantations and forests. Conduct the marking of plots, counting and marking of trees. Update a variety of registers regarding the aspects of work. Fight forest/veld fire or perform prescribed burning task. Render harvesting services. Monitor the propagation of activities. Produce and process poles (e.g. cutting of poles, drying of poles, and sampling of poles).
Enquiries: Mr SN Matsila Tel No: (015) 519 3312
Reference number: BC14/2026 (X3POSTS)